Is Huntingtons disease genetic

A survey conducted in Canada examined the prevalence of perceived genetic discrimination against patients with Huntington disease. The respondents reported discrimination not only by insurance or ...

In a retrospective, observational study, researchers evaluated clinical characteristics of LoHD and assessed whether symptoms are influenced solely on genetics or other factors.

After one year, researchers detected important protein changes in patients who received a low dose of the experimental treatment. Further testing and functional data are needed to assess its potential ...

During the 37th annual Huntington’s Disease Society of America convention, local Columbia station resident, Jessie Lis, was named ‘Person of the Year’ ...

The first-ever staging system for Huntington disease is a key step toward developing drugs that target the disorder before the onset of debilitating symptoms.

The Huntington's Disease Integrated Staging System (HD-ISS) groups together people with HD (PwHD) according to their underlying biological (including genetic), clinical, and functional ...

Having better biomarkers is important, "even in a disease like Huntington's where we know it's a monogenic disease, we know the causative mutation in the Huntington gene, and we can do predictive ...

Huntington’s disease affects movement ... include neurological and psychiatric assessment, brain imaging, and genetic testing. Treatments can help manage condition, no known cure Diagnosed ...

The new strategy separates ALS research from that of the other rare neurodegenerative diseases. The term “neurodegenerative diseases” refers to diseases of the nerves that may result the decline of ...